A Ballad That Need More Attention From The World
I hope you have high quality audio to go with this song, or you won’t really be able to appreciate this song as much as it deserves. You don’t need the latest and greatest crazy loud speakers, but something to listen well to the bass, the marching snare and the entrancing guitar riffs. But let me first acknowledge our singer, Ben Harper, he is amazing. I love his voice, and I think his rich deep tones make this song go from good to grand. The lyrics are quite the thought provoker; war, man and his relationship with himself. And the low and every so smooth sounds from his voice are from a time and talent long before this modern garbage on the radio. Now our friend Charlie, one of the best and most soulful harmonica players, fills this song and gives it a huge personality in live versions. It isn’t a strong harmonica in the recorded version, I would recommend listening to the difference between the live and recorded versions to see some awesome differences. and the song isn’t focused on it, but instead implements it perfectly. There is this western/southern/jazz vibe, and it just feel like something that I need to get more into. Moving along with the instruments, the guitar riffs, as they are subtle, they remain powerful and bring that nostalgic feeling from old westerns into your mind. The bass is one that should be turned up as powerful as possible, it will soak you up. This blues ballad with fantastic forms of fluidity is the relaxing tune a person needs after a long day.
Originality:8
Instruments:9
Vocals:9
Longevity:8
Red Score:8.5
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